I'm trying to stay out of the Wilson Vs Flynn battle grounds. For the record, I stand firm in my convictions that Russell Wilson should remain the starter for now. Whether or not he demonstrates reason to keep him as our starter is a chapter that has yet to be written in my book. For now, I'm like Mike Salk. I'm just not seeing a quarterback who looks terrible out there as much as I am seeing a rookie quarterback making rookie mistakes but also being restricted. If he looks worse on Sunday, then we should consider letting him sit and see what Flynn can do.

This Sunday, I actually see Wilson playing his best game of the year so far. Unfortunately, it won't be enough. This team, as good as they are at home, simply look like the Seahawks of old on the road. Until they prove me wrong, there's no way I'm picking the Seahawks on the road. And certainly not against a Panthers team who nearly beat the Falcons in Atlanta last week.

Panthers shot their wad trying to take out Atlanta last week... they relax and think returning home and facing the "offensively inept" Seahawks will be a breeze. They underestimate the Hawks D in the process.

The Seahawks come out focused and motivated after the bitter loss to the Rams. The defense forces a couple of bad early turnovers by Cam Newton. Seattle gets good field position. PC hears the calls for more passing on 1st and 2nd down... and running on third and short. This results in a more unpredictable offense who capitalizes on the early turnovers. Ground game takes hold in the 4th, and adds a late score while running out the clock.

Seahawks 23Panthers 13

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Until the offense can show me they can score touchdowns, I must pick against our beloved Hawks for the first time this year.

The defense shows up again, but I don't see Bevell and Wilson putting together anything special. We have most of the ingredients, but what should look like a dish from Emeril sadly will be more like Chef Boyardee.

Cam Newton acts like he is the greatest but the bad decision making throws and dances are creating a chasm in the locker room and will not be ready for the Seahawks defense and RW's determination.This is not the same ol Seahawks this is the game they find their rythm and the W.

6-20 on the Road. Panthers offensively duked it out with the Saints and Falcons and should have won last week. They got handled at home by the Giants, but the Seahawks offense is no where in the same league as the Giants. Panthers have a very good offense that I can see giving the Seahawks problems and putting more pressure on the offense to produce. Maybe next time but this game goes in the loss column

Carolina 27Seattle 17

Death threats are fielded by the team's headquarters. Hopefully the Mayans are off by a few months putting us all out of our misery. j/k

I picked the Hawks to win this game. Carolina isn't exactly a tough road stadium to play in, I remember watching that Thursday night game against NY, and it didn't seem like a lot of noise to me. That and Carolina's record at home I think isn't that great.

When you look at the two defenses, obviously Seattle's is better in both passing and the run. It all comes down to the wild card that is Cam Newton and Seattle's ability to control him in the read option scheme.

Carolina's backfield can't inspire much confidence, and I think Wilson, if he finds passing lanes, can put up good numbers.

I don't know how good Seattle is on ST but Carolina's been pretty bad on coverage and returning kicks.

The Hawks record under Carroll is awful when they give up more than 20 points. I believe they have only one win under that scenario.

East coast trip. Against a team that is pissed they let one get away against their rivals last week. Against probably the best offensive team we've faced so far this season. Our defense really hasn't a bad game yet. Is this the game they let up a little? Definite possibility. Will we hold them to under 20 points? I don't think so.

I think Russell Wilson plays better but continues to struggle on third down conversions. Pete plays it safe again trying to run the ball and churn out the clock. I guarantee another mismanaged in-game decision by Pete that impacts the game and another stupid personal foul penalty on someone.

I'm gonna go with my prediction from my blog. Seahawks win 27-24. Backs up against the wall this week, just like this team likes it. We talk about this performance afterwards as another example of the, so far, schizophrenic Seahawks. I think this game will be a lot closer to the Dallas game then the Rams/Cards games for a change.